Icons
Subtitle: magnets of meaning
By: edited by Aaron Betsky ... [et al.].
Contributors: Betsky, Aaron.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Publisher: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Chronicle Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art -- Exhibitions; Material culture -- Exhibitions; Icons -- Exhibitions; Art objects -- Exhibitions; Popular culture -- Exhibitions
Other titles: Magnets of meaning
Description: Lipstick. 501s. Las Vegas hotels. What do they mean to us? What do they say about who we are? From freeways to surfboards to corporate logos, twelve everyday objects are recast here as icons - single, physical forms that embody a complex universe of associations. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, this striking volume explores these icons as benchmarks for the current state of design and suggests new ways to look at the interconnectedness of design, consumer culture, and the aesthetics of desire. -- from back cover.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition held April 18 to August 5, 1997 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.